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An overview of KPMG global news:

United Kingdom

12 consulting firms in Times Top 100 Graduate Employers This year is the sixteenth edition of the Times ‘Top 100 Graduate Employers’, a ranking that identifies the most popular and prestigious employers in the eyes of graduates in the UK. For the eleventh year in a row, Big 4 firm PwC ranks
29 September 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG, Grant Thornton and PwC win IAB 2014 award Last week the International Accounting Bulletin (IAB) announced the winners of its global awards. Among the finalists were several professional services firms also active in the consulting industry. KPMG turned out one of the
25 September 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG expands school leaver work experience programme KPMG UK has over the past year significantly expanded its so-called ‘school leaver work experience programme’. The intake of school-leavers nearly tripled to 71, compared to an intake of 25 candidates last year, and the catchment area h
24 September 2014
United Kingdom

12 consulting firms nominated for UK Outsourcing Awards On 20 November 2014, the winners of the National Outsourcing Association Awards for Best Practice in Outsourcing will be announced. The awards that recognise best practises in outsourcing will be awarded during the ceremony dinner at the Marriott H
23 September 2014
United Kingdom

3 firms contribute to Renewable Energy Finance Forum On 23 and 24 September, the ‘Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Europe’ takes place in Dublin.
17 September 2014
United Kingdom

12 consulting firms contribute to HR Tech Europe Amsterdam On 23 and 24 October 2014 the ‘HR Tech Europe Amsterdam 2014’ congress will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The event is expected to host more than 2.000 executives and HR-professionals, making it the largest technology-driven
09 September 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG adds 52 new partners, one-third are female Accounting and consulting firm KPMG has announced the appointment of 52 new partners. 29 were promoted from within the firm, while 23 partners were attracted from outside. With the addition of the new partners, KPMG has a total of 613 partners in t
04 September 2014
United Kingdom

Yael Selfin joins KPMG Economics and Disputes practice KPMG has strengthened its Economics and Disputes practice with the appointment of Yael Selfin. She joins from boutique consultancy Edymar, where she spent the past two years. Selfin, a former employee of rival PwC, has been appointed as a Director
21 August 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG: Quarter higher merger & acquisition deal value The value of announced M&A deals worldwide has increased with just over a quarter (26%) in the first six months of 2014, compared to the last six months of the previous year. The number of transactions has, however, slightly dropped,
19 August 2014
United Kingdom

Josh White joins KPMG Competition Economics Practice The Competition Economics Practice of KPMG has recently added Josh White to its team. White joins from Analysis Group and will be based in KPMG’s Canary Wharf office. In January 2011 KPMG decided to setu
18 August 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG sets up regional alumni network in Bahrain KPMG’s global alumni network has been expanded with the newly set up alumni network in Bahrain. This regional network aims at bringing together 300 alumni and keeping them connected with the developments of the global accounting- and consulti
15 August 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG partner: UK becoming talent magnet within EU The UK is gradually becoming a magnet for talent from all over Europe, expects Bernard Brown, Partner and Head of Business Services at KPMG. According to Brown, the large influx of talent from all over Europe is the logical consequence o
14 August 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG UK invests 20 million in Big Data analytics centre KPMG and Imperial College London are entering in a partnership to create the ‘KPMG Centre for Advanced Business Analytics’.
12 August 2014
United Kingdom

10 consulting firms in top 50 European employers European Economics and Business students that aspire a career in the consulting industry would ideally prefer to work at PwC, a hre
11 August 2014
United Kingdom

Swiss and Brits the globe's largest chocolate consumers On a typical day, one billion people around the world eat chocolate. Accounting and consulting firm KPMG conducted research into the largest chocolate fans and finds that taste preferences differ.
08 August 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG Advisory buys mining expert Momentum Partners The Advisory practice of consulting firm KPMG has expanded its capabilities in mining with the acquisition of Momentum Partners, an Australian based counterpart with offices throughout the country.
07 August 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG US buys Workday Practice from AXIA Consulting The American practice of KPMG has bought the Workday Consulting Practice from AXIA Consulting, a US-based counterpart in the consulting industry. Financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
06 August 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG Advisory buys German chemicals firm Stratley Accounting and consulting firm KPMG has acquired Stratley, a German-based management consultancy specialized in the chemicals industry.
28 July 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG Corporate Finance acquires St. Charles Capital The Corporate Finance practice of KPMG has acquired St. Charles Capital, a boutique American investment bank that provides M&A and advisory services for mid-market companies. Financial terms of the agreement have not b
07 July 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG buys US professional services firm Rothstein Kass Accounting- and consulting firm KPMG has agreed to buy Rothstein Kass, the 19th largest professional services firm in the United States. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed yet based on the size of Rothstein
01 July 2014
United Kingdom

Top 8 management advisory firms in Germany McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group and Roland Berger belong to the largest consulting firms in Germany. Furthermore, the Big Four, Accenture and Oliver Wyman are also listed in the top 8.
10 March 2014
United Kingdom

Maria Maher joins KPMG Advisory from AlixPartners Accounting- and consulting firm KPMG has appointed Maria Maher as a Director in the firm’s Competition Economics practice. She joins from counterpart AlixPartners and will focus on advising clients withi
14 February 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG expects large investments in football stadiums In the coming years large investments are expected to be made in the European football stadiums market.
31 January 2014
United Kingdom

Kurt Salmon and KPMG advise on Boards & More deal End-November, private equity company EMERAM acquired Boards & More, one of the largest producers of Kitesurfing and Windsurfing products in the world.
06 December 2013
United Kingdom

Ex-EquaTerra CEO Mark Toon leads KPMG Capital Recently KPMG announced it launched a fund aimed at investing in new technologies, like Big Data and Analytics. With the move it embarks ground that no other Big Four firm has gone before – The land of technology investment. Meanwhile it is known
03 December 2013
United Kingdom

EY acquires Big 4 competitor KPMG in Denmark EY has acquired branch counterpart KPMG in Denmark. Approximately 1,500 employees, including 150 partners, across 21 offices will transfer to EY. The acqui
27 November 2013
United Kingdom

Scandinavian consulting market grows with 2 percent The ongoing crisis also affects the Scandinavian consulting market.
24 April 2013
United Kingdom

6 CEOs of consulting firms in Top 50 global executives According to a study from the American website Glassdoor, Mark Zuckerberg is the best CEO in the world. He is followed by the co-executives of IT services company SAP and Dominic Barton, the head of global strategy consulting firm McKinsey & Co
09 April 2013
United Kingdom

E&Y, PwC and KPMG also target Roland Berger takeover Last week, Consultancy.uk reported that Deloitte was close to a takeover of Roland Berger. The accounting and consulting firm would be in extensive negotiations with the management team of the Germans.
02 April 2013
United Kingdom

KPMG: Men buy luxury products to boost their status According to a survey by KPMG among 1.200 affluent Chinese consumers. Women buy luxury products as a form of self-reward and pampering.
14 March 2013
United Kingdom

E&Y and KPMG: Car industry in biggest crisis ever since '93 The European automobile industry is experiencing the biggest crisis since 1993. The demand for new cars in recession-bound Europe fell by 17% last year, the biggest annual drop since 16.
25 February 2013
United Kingdom

Court rebuffs KPMG in American sex discrimination case A U.S. judge rejected the objections of a class action lawsuit against KPMG because of sex discrimination.
22 February 2013

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